The rise of private 5G networks, driven by enhanced capabilities like URLLC and mMTC, presents opportunities in sectors like manufacturing, mining, and public safety. With global deployment expanding and companies like Tesla and Hyundai showcasing efficiency and cost benefits, private 5G is poised for significant growth.
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Dublin, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Private 5G Network Deployment Tracker & Forecasts 2025-2030” database from SNS Telecom & IT has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
Annual investments in private 5G networks for vertical industries will grow at a CAGR of approximately 41% between 2025 and 2028, eventually surpassing $5 billion by the end of 2028.
The “Private 5G Network Deployment Tracker & Forecasts: 2025-2030” datasheet includes an extensive database of over 8,300 global private cellular network engagements across 130 countries including more than 3,700 private 5G installations as of Q3’2025. In addition, it provides global and regional market size forecasts for private 5G network investments from 2025 to 2030. The forecasts cover three infrastructure submarkets, 16 vertical industries, and five regional markets.
Although much of this growth will initially be driven by highly localized 5G networks covering geographically limited areas for Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing and process industries, sub-1 GHz wide area critical communications networks for public safety, utility, and railway communications are anticipated to accelerate their transition from LTE, GSM-R, and other legacy narrowband technologies to 5G towards the latter half of the forecast period.
Private LTE networks are a well-established market and have been around for more than a decade, albeit as a niche segment of the wider cellular infrastructure sector. However, private cellular networks or NPNs (Non-Public Networks) based on 3GPP-defined 5G specifications are just on the cusp of becoming a mainstream technology, with a market potential exceeding that of private LTE. Over the last 12 months, there has been a noticeable increase in production-grade deployments of private 5G networks by household names and industrial giants such as Airbus, Aker BP, Boliden, CIL (Coal India Limited), Equinor, Etihad, Ford, Hutchison Ports, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, John Deere, LG Electronics, Lufthansa, Newmont, POSCO, Tesla, Toyota, and Walmart, paving the way for Industry 4.0 and advanced application scenarios.
Compared to LTE technology, private 5G networks can address far more demanding performance requirements in terms of throughput, latency, reliability, availability, and connection density. In particular, 5G’s URLLC (Ultra-Reliable, Low-Latency Communications) and mMTC (Massive Machine-Type Communications) capabilities, along with a future-proof transition path to 6G networks in the 2030s, have positioned it as a viable alternative to physically wired connections for industrial-grade communications between machines, robots, and control systems. Furthermore, 5G’s wider coverage radius per radio node, scalability, determinism, security features, and mobility support have stirred strong interest in its potential as a replacement for interference-prone unlicensed wireless technologies in IIoT (Industrial IoT) environments, where the number of connected sensors and other endpoints is expected to increase significantly over the coming years.